Mister Jack Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Man, are you fucking kidding me? It's already too late to get the old 3DS back. It's been wiped clean. So now I have a bunch of 3DS games on my PC I can't do anything with? Fuck you, Nintendo. This is just another reason why people use emulators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 What instructions did you follow? The only ones I can find say you need both systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I can't remember the exact page. Not like it matters anymore. Just gonna have to get the XL and start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Yeah. Nintendo's digital policies are bullcrap. This is why I would NEVER in a million years purchase a 3DS game that's available in retail on the eShop, though I purchase almost all my Vita games digitally, because Sony knows what the fuck they're doing. Sucks you lost the ambassador games. Hang onto your PC backup, maybe they'll stop sucking one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Registering SMT IV and Fire Emblem (Which I already own) does give me 30 bucks in credit so that takes a little bit of the sting out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Hopefully that carries over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 I haven't registered them yet. Obviously, I intend to wait until I pick up my new 3DS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Jesus Christ, even after all this time Nintendo's 3DS virtual console eshop is only 4 pages long? And a lot of these games are junk, too. I can count the number of games on here I care about on one hand, and it's mostly stuff everyone expects like Super Mario Bros. and Zelda. I might have to use my 30 dollars on a 3DS game after all, because the selection of vintage games is SHIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Yeah. Nintendo's 3DS storefront is bizarre. No Pokemon? Seriously? No SNES games? A lot of junk NES games. GBA being missing, as we were discussing in the status section, is major missed opportunity. How about downloadable DS games? Think of that back-catalog they could be exploiting. Instead it's crummy GB and NES games with a few (crummy) GBC games mixed in. Plus a few downloadable indie games but nothing to compete with the Vita indie scene. What Nintendo needs, as many many many people have stated before me, is a user account system and the ability to transfer my Virtual Console games between my platforms as well as a cross-buy system for smaller games similar to the PS3/Vita crossbuy games. Instead, they restrict purchases to each system, thinking we'll just buy everything twice, but instead it just causes me to hold off on purchasing a lot of games. I basically didn't purchase any VC games in the last few years of the Wii waiting to find out if they'll be transferable to the Wii U, now I'm going to have to wait years till I can get Donkey Kong Country 2 or Chrono Trigger of the Wii U VC. It's like they don't want our money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Well since I have 30 bucks and there are no good old school games to download, what 3DS games would you guys recommend? I already own Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei, Kingdom Hearts, and Mario and Luigi. I have also already played Super Mario 3D Land (thought it was kind of meh). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Mario Kart 7 is solid, probably my favourite in the series since 64, though to be fair, I didn't play Double Dash. Crashmo is a good puzzle game. Plus Zelda GBC games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Mister Jack, the purchases you seek are Crimson Shroud, Pushmo, Attack of the Friday Monsters, Puzzle Quest, the story based Fire Emblem DLC, the Oracle Zelda games, and Zen Pinball. Those are the eShop downloads I've made that are awesome. I've gotten the absolute most value out of Puzzle Quest. Bejewled is on there too. The eShop downloads I've made that are not awesome include Sakura Samurai and that Pokedex app thing. Stay away from those. The eShop downloads I'm interested in but haven't bitten on yet include Kokuga, Picross, and Steamworld Dig. Those three come highly recommended, but for one reason or another I haven't gotten around to them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Friend code is 5429 7697 0779 If you're playing Animal Crossing, look for the town of Thrillho. Edited August 13, 2013 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 The more I look, the more games (Mainly JRPGs) that I want... I know that the 3DS is a goldmine for them but man, I underestimated just how much. I'm counting five games right now and I'm sure there are more (Oddly, no Mario, Pokemon or most other Nintendo franchises). That is about the amount of games I've been playing in a year (I buy way more but barely touch) mainly due to time constraints. 3DS is a good buy for sure. I still wish that the hinge wasn't so floppy. I want this baby to be a slow burner for me and with that said... it would be great for a more robust store/account from Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) There's a new version of 3DS and 3DS XL coming out this year in Japan and 2015 in EU/USA. -It has a right analogue stick -an extra pair of shoulder buttons -camera tracks face to minimise ghosting/maximise sweet spot -faster processor (mentioned for faster OS operation, rather than beefier games) -micro SD instead of SD -coloured ABXY buttons. -Moved the start/select buttons to the right of the screen. So what do you guys think? Look like a worthy upgrade? Nice to see they're improving the 3D, as they seemed to have sidelined it, and apart from the small sweetspot I love 3D so this is great news for me and makes it a major temptation. I wonder if the processor and shoulder buttons/right stick will result in exclusive games, or more likely games that can detect being in the new console and take advantage of the features. Or more likely still not utilised at all. eta: they already announced a port of xenoblade chronicles which is exclusive to the new consoles, taking advantage of both the new controls and extra processing power, so that's that question answered to an extent - still need to see how much support it will get. Downsides are the right stick looks more like a nub, in an awkward position and also the two shoulder buttons being in a straight line looks like you may end up hitting both by accident - I guess we won't know what that's like until we get our hands on it. the wii u gamepad feels a lot better than it looks like it should so it not definitely going to be awful. Overall, I will probably be a fool and upgrade but I don't think people will feel like they're being left too far behind if they don't want to buy it. Edited August 29, 2014 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 From what I hear, the Xenoblade port is only on the new hardware. So yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I think it's stupid and fragmentastic (TM Thursday Next). Nintendo needs to call it what it is: a new console altogether, with backward compatibility. It definitely needs a new name; calling it a New 3DS is even more confusing than the naming of the Wii U, especially considering the games that are going to only be compatible with this version. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 This is exactly what the first one should have been. And it is more or less a new console, not a different version of the 3DS. I wonder how people will react to this. To be honest, it sounds like a good product, I like it. But on the other hand, wrong time and wrong place. Its either too late or too early. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) Yeah, they clearly haven't learned anything from the Wii U brand confusion. This feels like half new system, half new model. Like they couldn't fully commit to bringing a completely new handheld, so it's this instead. Oh well, so much for me getting a 3DS this month. Makes no sense to get the old model now. Goddammnit... Edited August 29, 2014 by FLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 At first I was annoyed like FLD but then I remembered that I got the XL to play the massive backlog. I'm still a little ticked but seeing how Nintendo named the newer handhelds, I'm not even mad. I'm amused. It's a... bold strategy. Let us see how that will work out for Nintendo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) Oh, I'm not annoyed. I'm all for an actual hardware upgrade. It just sucks having to wait because I really don't want to cancel my Persona Q pre-order. And I was really looking forward to playing Fire Emblem Awakening and Shin Megami Tensei IV. But really, I'm just glad I haven't bought my 3DS yet. If they'd announced this new version after I'd just bought it, I would've been livid. Edited August 29, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 What's interesting is this new 3DS is exactly what the internet said the 3DS should have been back in that first 10 month span after the console launched when things looked real bleak. But since then the 3DS as exists took off and became a hit. Not a Nintendo DS scale hit, but it's sure not breaking a sweat outselling the PS Vita. Software sales have been good, hardware sales have been good, and although support is almost exclusively Japanese it totally rules that market so software is plentiful. And now, after Nintendo proved the naysayers wrong and proved that the 3DS they released could not only succeed but thrive... NOW they go back and give people everything they thought they wanted. I don't get you Nintendo. I might buy this just for Xenoblade. I've never bought an upgraded iteration of a Nintendo handheld before. I rocked the GBA dark, the DS Phat, and still the original model 3DS all the way through those life cycles. That's how I like to do it - buy the first version and then stick to it. But.... Xenoblade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I don't get you Nintendo. At this point I don't think anyone does anymore. The massive success of the NDS and Wii confused the shit out of them and now they don't seem to know what the fuck they should be doing. They're like that old uncle whose mind you suspect is starting to go but you can't be sure just yet. In a few years, we just might get a call from the grocery store because Nintendo has been wandering the aisles confused for hours with their pants around their ankles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I really don't know what to think about all this, though obviously I'm a little flustered at the prospect of exclusive games. Having already own a 3DS XL when I had an original 3DS too, I don't think I'll ever want to buy another 3DS. Hell, I haven't even sold off my old 3DS yet (and maybe it won't sell as well now). This does seem similar to the DSi in the Nintendo DS system line, but a lot of people were able to get by without "upgrading" to that version of the DS. I think games would be able to bypass the new C stick (which looks horrible) just as they've always done, but the additional shoulder buttons (ZL and ZR) look like an impossibility where the only way to bypass them is to not have your game originally use them. Otherwise I think we can get by without integrated NFC and wider 3D viewing, though the latter is niffy, but not essential IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 The other thing you can't bypass is the additional processing power, either you use it and your games are incompatible with the old version, or you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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